Performance Area C

Performance Area C: Professional Responsibilities

Standard C1: Adheres to professional ethical standards
Benchmarks:

1. Honors human dignity
2. Models and encourages respect for intellectual and cultural values
3. Models and encourages integrity, responsibility and moral action
4. Models and encourages emotional wellness, care, compassion and commitment to the learning community
5. Develops relationships with students, colleagues and parents that are based on trust, empathy, fairness and honesty
6. Practices professional trust, confidentiality and reliability

Standard C2: Fosters effective communication
Benchmarks:

1. Communicates in a timely manner with students, colleagues, and parents.
2. Communicates in a clear, respectful and appropriate manner.

Standard C3: Fosters positive relationships within the learning community
Benchmarks:

1. Cultivates a professional working relationship with colleagues
2. Establishes and maintains relationships with parents and students to support student growth and development
3. Demonstrates dedication in their care and commitment to students
4. Supports SAS vision, mission, core values and EAGLES
5. Participates in, and supports, team decision making and team-building

Standard C4: Demonstrates service to the learning community
Benchmarks:

1. Participates in community events, student activities and /or school improvement initiatives
2. Demonstrates involvement in student life and co-curricular activities.

Standard C5: Commits to ongoing professional learning
Benchmarks:

1. Engages in self evaluation
2. Seeks opportunities for professional growth to support SAS school improvement initiatives
3. Commits to on-going self-directed learning that is informed by experience, research, collaboration and knowledge
4. Promotes and participates in collaborative, safe, and supportive learning communities